
Travel Smart in Russia: A Guide to Airports and Hotels
Your ultimate guide for Russian airports and hotels!
Here is a travel survival guide with essential Russian phrases and vocabulary for airports and hotels to help travelers navigate these situations smoothly in Russia.
At the Airport - Key Russian Phrases
- Your passport, please. – Ваш паспорт, пожалуйста. (Vash pasport, pozhaluysta.)
- Is the flight delayed? – Рейс откладывается? (Reys otkladyvayetsya?)
- Is the flight cancelled? – Рейс отменили? (Reys otmenili?)
- When is the next flight to [city]? – Когда следующий самолёт в [город]? (Kogda sleduyushchiy samolyot v [gorod]?)
- Where is the boarding gate? – Где выход на посадку? (Gde vykhod na posadku?)
- Where is the toilet? – Где туалет? (Gde tualet?)
- Can you help me? – Вы можете мне помочь? (Vy mozhete mne pomoch?)
- Where is currency exchange? – Скажите, пожалуйста, где обмен валют? (Skazhite, pozhaluysta, gde obmen valyut?)
- This seat is taken? – Это место свободно? (Eto mesto svobodno?)
At the Hotel - Useful Russian Phrases
- I have booked a room. – Я забронировал номер. (Ya zabroniroval nomer.)
- Do you have any rooms available? – У вас есть свободные номера? (U vas yest svobodnye nomera?)
- How much is the room? – Сколько стоит номер? (Skol’ko stoit nomer?)
- May I see the room? – Можно посмотреть номер? (Mozhno posmotret’ nomer?)
- I want a single/double room. – Я хочу одноместный/двухместный номер. (Ya hochu odnomestny/dvukhmestny nomer.)
- The key for room [number], please. – Дайте, пожалуйста, ключ от номера [номер]. (Dayte, pozhaluysta, klyuch ot nomera [nomer].)
- The room is too noisy. – В номере очень шумно. (V nomere ochen’ shumno.)
- When is check-out time? – До которого часа нужно освободить номер? (Do kotorogo chasa nuzhno osvobodit’ nomer?)
- I want to change the room. – Я хочу поменять номер. (Ya hochu pomenyat’ nomer.)
- Thank you for your help. – Спасибо большое. (Spasibo bol’shoye.)
This set of phrases will help travelers manage key interactions at airports and hotels in Russia with confidence and ease. Pronunciations are included in parentheses. It is recommended to practice these in advance as some hotel and airport staff may not speak English fluently.
If desired, more advanced or situation-specific phrases can be provided as well. Would a detailed phrase list or audio pronunciation guide be helpful?
All information is sourced from recent travel language phrase resources and Russian learning sites.